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    "id": 68562,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/68562/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Ongoro",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 125,
        "legal_name": "Elizabeth Ongoro Masha",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Motion. It is indeed a very bad day for us to see how we are debating such an important issue and trying to bring it down to the level of something that can just be wished away. Kenya is independent. Forty seven years ago we got our Independence but it looks like some countries have not actually accepted that we are indeed an independent nation. I wish to reply to hon. Ms. Karua and it is sad that she has walked out. She has stated that this matter was supposed to be handled by our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We have our new Constitution, and I want to refer you, hon. Members, to Article 1 (2) and (3) that says that all sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with the Constitution. That power that belongs to the people of Kenya has been delegated to us, as Members of Parliament. Article 94(4) states that one of our roles is to represent the will of the people and exercise their sovereignty. Article 95(2) states that we should deliberate and resolve issues of concern to the people. Hon. Members, this is an issue of concern to the people of Kenya and we are here debating it rightly. We cannot leave it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when an ambassador traverses our country at will; coming to Kasarani Constituency, going to Nyanza and everywhere and meeting with the youth in every constituency and giving them money without even our elected Members of Parliament knowing. This, according to us, is the highest level of indiscipline and disrespect. We need to make a bold statement as a nation in this House that we do not need such representatives in our"
}